Description
This 205-page book contains over 160 assorted sweater, coat, skirts, baby clothes, blankets, Afghans, hats, scarfs, shawls, gloves and more popular late Edwardian/early modern era knitting and crocheting patterns, including patterns for Fleisher’s Yarnkids. The book contains terrific photos and descriptions of the knitting and crocheting stitches used. The patterns use the following vintage Fleisher yarns: Knitting Worsted, Shetland Floss, Germantown Zephyr, Dresden Saxony, Spanish Worsted, Superior Ice Wool, Eiderdown Wool, Shetland Zephyr, Pamela Shetland Wool, Spiral Yarn, Cashmere Yarn, Angora Wool, and Highland Wool. Modern sport, DK, worsted weight and bulky yarns will all work with minimal hassle. Overall, these patterns read in such a way you should have no problems understanding them in a modern context. I would rate the patterns as easy to moderate in difficulty.
This digital scan is a complete, full color reproduction of the entire book. I am of the “scans should be as close as possible to the original” school of thought so while each page has been slightly cleaned up, it has not been updated to current terminology and/or techniques, and it is not optimized for printing. By selecting “black and white” when printing, it may print with light grey background but should still be easily readable. If you need a “proper” printer-friendly PDF version, just contact me and I’ll get you sorted.
Due to my book being in very, very fragile condition, 17 pages were unable to be scanned, so I recreated those pages for this PDF. Other than these pages, all pages are full scans from my original copy of the book.
THIS IS A SCANNED BOOK OF PATTERNS.
Should you have any issues with reading the text of the patterns, please let me know and I will adjust the scan as needed for you.
This listing is for the PDF file download only, NOT a finished product.
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2 Fine - US Sport/Baby - UK Baby - AU/NZ 5-ply - Needle 3.75mm, Hook 2.00mm
WPI: 12 - Knit gauge: 24-26 stitches per 4"/10cm
3 Light - US DK - UK DK - AU/NZ 8-ply - Japan Medium - Needle/Hook 4.00mm
WPI: 11 - Knit gauge: 22 stitches per 4"/10cm
4 Medium - US Worsted - UK Worsted or Aran - AU/NZ 10-ply - Japan Medium/Heavy - Needle/Hook 4.00mm-5.5mm
WPI: 8 to 9 - Knit gauge: 18 to 20 stitches per 4"/10cm
Note yarns labeled as "Aran" tend to be just a bit thicker than yarns labeled "Worsted," but yarns labeled "Worsted Aran" or "Aran Worsted" tend to be the same thickness as "Worsted."
5 Bulky - US Bulky or Chunky - UK Chunky - AU/NZ 12-ply - Japan Chunky - Needle/Hook 5.00-6.50mm
WPI: 7 - Knit gauge: 14-15 stitches per 4"/10cm
For some vintage patterns, this is a reasonable equivalent to "rug yarn."
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